William Rowan
British Army officer (1789–1879) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Field Marshal Sir William Shearman Rowan,[1] GCB (18 June 1789 – 26 September 1879) was a British Army officer. He served in the Peninsular War and then the Hundred Days, fighting at the Battle of Waterloo and taking part in an important charge led by Sir John Colborne against the Imperial Guard when he was wounded. He later assisted Colborne in Colborne's new role as Acting Governor General of British North America during the rebellions by the Patriote movement in 1837. Rowan returned to Canada as Commander-in-Chief, North America in which role he made an important conciliatory speech in response to the burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal by an angry mob in April 1849.
Sir William Rowan | |
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Born | 18 June 1789 Isle of Man |
Died | 26 September 1879 (aged 90) Bath, Somerset |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Commands held | British troops in Canada |
Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |